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A dace is any of a number of species of small fish. The unmodified name is usually a reference to the Common Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus). Like this, most fishes called "daces" belong to the family Cyprinidae, mostly in subfamily Leuciscinae.
Daces in the Cyprinidae:
- Chinese Mud Carp, Cirrhinus chinensis (called "dace" in Hong Kong)
- Columbia River Dace, Ptychocheilus oregonensis (a pikeminnow)
- Desert Dace, Eremichthys acros (a monotypic genus)
- European daces, genus Leuciscus
- Fallfish, Semotilus corporalis (a creek chub called "dace" in Canada)
- Horned Dace, Semotilus atromaculatus (a creek chub)
- Korean Splendid Dace, Coreoleuciscus splendidus (a monotypic genus)
- Lake Candidus Dace, Candidia barbatus (a monotypic genus)
- Mexican daces, genus Evarra
- Moapa Dace, Moapa coriacea (a monotypic genus)
- Northwest Dace, Mylocheilus caurinus (a peamouth)
- Pearl Dace, Margariscus margarita (a monotypic genus)
- Ponto-Caspian daces, genus Petroleuciscus
- Redbelly daces, genus Phoxinus
- Redside daces, genus Clinostomus, e.g.
- Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
- Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
- Relict Dace, Relictus solitarius (a monotypic genus)
- Riffle daces, genus Rhinichthys (including Tiaroga)
- Saskatchewan Dace, Platygobio gracilis (a flathead chub)
- Shining Dace, Semotilus corporalis (a creek chub)
- Spikedace, Meda fulgida (a monotypic genus)
- Spinedaces, genus Lepidomeda
Daces not in Cyprinidae
- Sea dace, the European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) of the Moronidae
- Vendaces, Coregonus albula and Coregonus vandesius of the Salmonidae
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